Title Boycotting Products Manufactured by Non-Muslims[1]
Original Title الفتاوى الشرعية في القضايا العصرية
Author Muḥammad Ibn Ṣāliḥ al-‘Uthaymīn
Translated by Abu az-Zubayr Harrison (rahimahullaah)
Question: There is a drink called “Cola” that is supposedly produced by a Jewish company. What is the ruling of consuming this drink or of selling it? Is this considered cooperating in something that is sin and transgression?
Answer: You have never heard that the prophet (صلّى الله عليه وسلّم) used to buy food from a Jewish man to feed his family?! He died while his shield was pawned to this Jewish man.[2] You have never heard that the messenger (صلّى الله عليه وسلّم) used to accept gifts from the Jews?![3] If we are going to go so far as to say this, then let us not overlook something even more obvious: we use automobiles that are manufactured by Jewish companies. There are other beneficial products made only by them…[4]
Footnotes
[1] This fatwā was taken from a book titled al-Fatāwā al-Shar’iyyah fī al-Qaḍāyā al-‘Aṣriyyah, a collection of various rulings compiled by Muhammad Ibn Fahd al-Husayn. 2 This is mentioned in the hadīth recorded by al-Bukhārī (no. 2068) and Muslim (no. 4090). 3 This is mentioned in the hadīth recorded by al-Bukhārī (no. 5777). 4 Taken from: “al-Bāb al-Maftūh” (no. 61-70, pg. 95).